JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JANUARY 2000
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Jan. 2000 Jan. 1999 Jan. 2000 Jan. 1999
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,292 1,107 1,029 1,862
Others 550 518 628 589
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 92 120 70 96
Atlantic salmon 2,098 1,733 1,401 1,175
Yellowfin tuna 2,909 2,806 2,028 2,021
Bluefin tuna 556 309 1,890 956
Bigeye tuna 2,021 2,128 1,624 1,705
Southern bluefin tuna 14 60 14 56
Sea bream 74 108 68 97
Billfish 131 153 92 118
Frozen
Swordfish 96 44 74 35
Pacific sockeye 1,679 221 874 153
Pacific coho 15,271 10,984 8,556 6,077
Other Pacific salmon 621 3,495 196 516
Pink salmon 9,747 7,909 5,508 4,160
Atlantic salmon 722 1,317 322 711
Other salmon 80 21 37 11
Halibut 2,811 1,925 1,016 735
Albacore tuna 122 268 28 45
Yellowfin tuna 7,688 5,449 1,937 1,738
Skipjack 11,445 6,505 670 607
Bluefin tuna 123 74 407 168
Bigeye tuna 7,811 7,926 6,412 5,663
Herring 4,757 9,991 247 831
Cod 725 1,723 172 443
Mackerel 20,585 30,613 2,421 4,469
Mero 544 960 330 610
Jack mackerel 18,374 12,864 1,580 1,210
Sea bream 486 197 130 49
Capelin 603 442 194 170
Billfish 449 416 114 76
Spanish mackerel 168 274 64 104
Rockfish 2,641 2,982 554 800
Sablefish 583 1,246 552 994
Herring roe 314 420 149 262
Pollock roe 293 601 400 438
Mero, fillet 658 1,030 782 1,025
Swordfish, fillet 126 89 70 36
Pollock surimi 1,457 3,383 369 978
Cod Surimi 988 704 214 145
Threadfin bream 4,767 4,203 881 820
Salted/dried
Herring roe 55 101 29 69
Pollock roe 111 216 178 274
Salmon roe 208 264 527 661
Shellfish
Live
Sea urchin 467 401 355 335
Arkshell 629 652 333 405
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 162 176 465 447
King crab 1,706 1,341 792 713
Tanner crab 1,257 650 512 304
Blue crab 120 190 211 289
Other crab 273 176 257 208
Oyster 1,784 972 1,240 638
Clam 2,410 2,172 526 457
Frozen
Spiny lobster 724 405 1,224 657
Lobster 143 62 293 96
Shrimp 21,271 24,956 22,752 27,766
King crab 2,029 4,218 3,011 4,971
Tanner crab 703 1,080 740 908
Blue crab 613 1,018 267 493
Other crab 75 82 31 53
European cuttlefish 737 1,090 304 460
Octopus 4,509 9,687 1,177 4,806
Scallop 21 6 16 4
Other cuttlefish 2,344 2,691 1,331 1,683
Squid 330 1,536 53 256
Abalone 30 17 76 75
Salted/dried
Squid 128 86 89 73
Sea urchin roe 38 38 163 166
Jellyfish 718 520 291 232
Seaweed, dried 469 461 272 304
Seaweed, salted 473 452 41 34
Prepared
Eel 4,975 5,702 5,180 8,813
Canned crab 7 34 13 28
Fish meal 32,055 12,627 1,839 1,083
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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